DAINES, STEVE (a Senator from Montana)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3445 [12JN], S3480, S3492, S3495, S3496, S3509, S3510 [13JN], S3681, S3718, S3757 [18JN], S4172 [20JN], S4458, S4468 [24JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6044 [22OC], S6108, S6113 [23OC], S6169, S6172 [24OC], S6195, S6196 [28OC], S6302 [30OC], S6312 [31OC]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1009, S1016 [6FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S5335 [23AU]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S2455 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 183), S293 [17JA]
——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S3284 [10JN]
——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 2745), S6300 [30OC]
——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see S. 1035), S2269 [4AP]
——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see S. 1966), S4504 [25JN]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S163 [11JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130), S220 [15JA] (see S. 311), S800 [31JA]
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 203), S2787 [13MY]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S1660 [5MR]
American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary (see S. Res. 39), S800 [31JA]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see S. 504), S1706 [6MR]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 104), S143 [10JA]
Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 639), S1621 [4MR]
Armed Forces: provide that activities relative to training and readiness of Reserve components during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the U.S. (see S. 114), S181 [14JA]
——— require plans for military installations to provide full military funeral honors for veterans at such installations (see S. 1390), S6449 [6NO]
——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see S. 1555), S3478 [13JN]
Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see S. Res. 27), S587 [24JA]
Bureau of Reclamation: establish a Federal cost-share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana (see S. 1305), S2613 [2MY]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1493 [26FE]
CBO: make publicly available fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see S. 278), S769 [30JA]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 178), S293 [17JA]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish (see S. 723), S1734 [7MR]
Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring credit reporting agencies to forward documentation provided by consumers to parties seeking consumers’ credit scores (see S. 1729), S3251 [5JN]
Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1797), S3362 [12JN]
——— appoint additional Federal circuit judges for the ninth circuit, divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, and appoint additional judges to certain district courts (see S. 722), S1734 [7MR]
Crime: establish Federal law to outlaw selling of minors for financial gain (see S. 1164), S2433 [11AP]
——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1480), S2883 [15MY]
Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]
Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park (see S. 60), S103 [9JA]
Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 381), S6156 [24OC]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to enhance preparation of students in Junior ROTC for careers in computer science and cybersecurity (see S. 2154), S5796 [15OC]
——— include gambling disorder in health assessments of Armed Forces members and implement prevention and treatment policies and programs for Armed Forces members and their dependents (see S. 2060), S4729 [9JY]
——— provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 849), S2688 [7MY]
Dept. of Education: ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S6189 [28OC]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S5064 [24JY]
——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see S. 532), S2925 [16MY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance fossil fuel technology (see S. 1201), S2434 [11AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S4822 [15JY]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 105), S143 [10JA]
——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S5898 [17OC]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 1191), S2434 [11AP]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 106), S181 [14JA]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S2240 [3AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish School Safety Clearinghouse (see S. 2530), S5898 [17OC]
——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 1004), S5897 [17OC]
——— place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see S. 2694), S6155 [24OC]
Dept. of HUD: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S867 [5FE]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S4170 [20JN]
——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2789 [13MY]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S1134 [7FE]
——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 211), S586 [24JA]
Dept. of the Interior: facilitate availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs (see S. 1317), S4823 [15JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see S. 457), S3060 [22MY]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see S. 2652), S7049 [16DE]
——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 600), S1593 [28FE]
——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 1255), S2516 [30AP]
——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see S. 2638), S6509 [12NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address financial exploitation of veterans receiving a pension (see S. 2988), S6888 [5DE]
——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (see S. 450), S1846 [13MR]
——— enter into contracts with States or award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans (see S. 3020), S6992 [11DE]
——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S2569 [1MY]
——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S4774 [10JY]
——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S2387 [10AP]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S4858 [16JY]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP]
——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (see S. 2011), S4909 [17JY]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S3006 [21MY]
——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (see S. 221), S7157 [18DE]
——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 554), S1763 [11MR]
Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see S. 2248), S6393 [5NO]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S5249 [31JY]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY]
Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 1429), S2818 [14MY]
EPA: make changes relative to water quality certification (see S. 1087), S2328 [9AP]
——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see S. 383), S4456 [24JN]
Europe: commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security (see S. Res. 27), S587 [24JA]
——— reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 1830), S3475 [13JN]
FAA: provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6905 [9DE]
FCC: facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see S. 2223), S5012 [23JY]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2240 [3AP]
FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3072), S7113 [17DE]
——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S867 [5FE]
Federal agencies and departments: improve efficiency and speed of intragovernmental correspondence by requiring any written documents submitted to Congress to be transmitted electronically (see S. 196), S315 [19JA]
——— prohibit agencies from using Federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes, including creation of mascots or distribution of ‘swag’ merchandise (see S. 2722), S6336 [31OC]
——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 92), S142 [10JA]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 69), S103 [9JA]
Foreign aid: call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions (see S. Res. 20), S293 [17JA]
——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 190), S293 [17JA]
Forest Service: prohibit transfer of operations and closure of Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (see S. 1736), S3251 [5JN]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 9), S4731 [9JY]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 148), S1660 [5MR]
FTC: study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1227), S2485 [29AP]
GAO: submit a report on response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 336), S1134 [7FE]
Gold Star families: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, in recognition of sacrifice and service to the U.S. (see S. 1715), S3286 [10JN]
Hagan, Kay R.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S6300 [30OC]
Health care facilities: restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights (see S. 1993), S4566 [26JN]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S6670 [19NO]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S2239 [3AP]
House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (see S. Res. 378), S6156 [24OC]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3105 [23MY]
——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see S. 2059), S5198 [30JY]
Information technology: leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see S. 734), S1762 [11MR]
Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S5250 [31JY]
International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements: designate (see S. Res. 283), S5063 [24JY]
Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S2120 [1AP]
Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2614 [2MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S2328 [9AP]
——— reauthorize (see S. 302), S800 [31JA]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S6993 [11DE]
Lugar, Richard G.: tribute (see S. Res. 173), S2485 [29AP]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S3320 [11JN]
Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 2585), S5748 [26SE]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S4967 [22JY]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2741), S6606 [14NO]
——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see S. 1999), S4627 [27JN]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S6567 [13NO]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE]
——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see S. 1544), S2962 [20MY]
——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by establishing requirements for pharmacy-negotiated price concessions (see S. 2247), S5062 [24JY]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S4857 [16JY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S5707 [25SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S143 [10JA]
Middle East: recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see S. 567), S2271 [4AP]
Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 397), S6333 [31OC]
Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1900 [14MR]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S5748 [26SE]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 590), S1988 [26MR]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S6756 [21NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S6756 [21NO]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1621 [4MR]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 77), S1384 [14FE]
National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5629 [23SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S6092 [23OC]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (see S. 500), S1382 [14FE]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 209), S2816 [14MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]
National Purple Heart Honor Commission: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2815), S6475 [7NO]
National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S315 [19JA]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 191), S2646 [6MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S2743 [8MY]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S800 [31JA]
National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 413), S6475 [7NO]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 400), S6334 [31OC]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 226), S587 [24JA]
——— enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see S. 2165), S4947 [18JY]
——— extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 51), S67 [8JA]
——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see S. 982), S5664 [24SE]
——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see S. 210), S4629 [27JN]
——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (see S. 47), S103 [9JA]
NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 153), S801 [31JA]
Nuclear weapons: support a modern intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force and oppose unilateral reduction of such force or delaying ground-based strategic deterrent program implementation (see S. Res. 24), S294 [17JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S2646 [6MY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA]
Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 99), S2119 [1AP]
Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1665), S3105 [23MY]
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see S. 1760), S3284 [10JN]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1494 [26FE]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 274), S769 [30JA]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 2666), S5966 [22OC]
Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see S. 2308), S5141 [29JY]
Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see S. 1170), S2433 [11AP]
——— tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]
Stevens, John Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 282), S5013 [23JY]
Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (see S.J. Res. 14), S1939 [25MR]
Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action, provide support to Syrian Kurds, and thwart regional terrorism (see S.J. Res. 59), S6190 [28OC]
Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 632), S1988 [26MR]
——— enhance requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 2263), S5107 [25JY]
——— ensure tax-exempt cooperative organizations do not lose their tax-exempt status when they use certain Federal funds to provide critical services to their members (see S. 1032), S2788 [13MY]
——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see S. 2100), S5198 [30JY]
——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see S. 1257), S6626 [18NO]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S2885 [15MY]
——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see S. 407), S1132 [7FE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S2044 [27MR]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S1437 [25FE]
——— provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption (see S. 2976), S6858 [4DE]
——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 537), S1846 [13MR]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 692), S5448 [11SE]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S2518 [30AP]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY]
——— treat non-tuition portion of scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1667), S3105 [23MY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 261), S1987 [26MR]
——— reissue rule delisting grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and prohibit further judicial review of the decision (see S. 614), S7209 [19DE]
——— require delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 3140), S7208 [19DE]
Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (see S. Res. 222), S3106 [23MY]
Water: prevent spread of aquatic invasive species in waters of Western States (see S. 2975), S6858 [4DE]
Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 382), S4773 [10JY]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S3007 [21MY]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3008 [21MY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6626 [18NO]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S1792 [12MR]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see S. 633), S5629 [23SE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S6788 [2DE]
——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (see S. Con. Res. 23), S5249 [31JY]
——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 997), S2239 [3AP]
——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2488 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see S. 350), S919 [6FE]
Armed Forces: remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 164), S274 [16JA]
Budget: provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see S. 2435), S5311 [1AU]
Bureau of Reclamation: make available continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by Kinsey Irrigation Co., and Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (see S. 1882), S3651 [18JN]
Bureau of the Census: require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (see S. 1358), S2742 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1752), S3252 [5JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 1302), S2613 [2MY]
Dept. of Justice: require tribal liaisons report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 1892), S3843 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (see S. 334), S867 [5FE]
——— modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (see S. 2108), S4807 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for preparation of a claim under a law administered by the Dept., without being officially recognized for such purposes (see S. 2407), S5249 [31JY]
FCC: combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (see S. 1228), S2485 [29AP]
Federal employees: deny retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse (see S. 1264), S2569 [1MY]
Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see S. 3139), S7208 [19DE]
Firefighters: correct problems for Federal wildland firefighters dealing with work hour limits, overtime compensation, and retirement track for injured firefighters (see S. 1683), S3106 [23MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 49), S3477 [13JN]
FTC: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see S. 2229), S5012 [23JY]
GAO: study ways to increase reporting of missing Indians and effects of substance abuse on violent crime in tribal communities (see S. 1893), S3843 [19JN]
Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 239), S3253 [5JN]
Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (see S. 953), S2088 [28MR]
Medicare: eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 1114), S2386 [10AP]
Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (see S. 44), S67 [8JA]
——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 74), S142 [10JA]
Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (see S. 490), S1382 [14FE]
——— ratify Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes water compact and protect water rights of all Montanans (see S. 3019), S6992 [11DE]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 258), S4169 [20JN]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 144), S2270 [4AP]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 425), S6605 [14NO]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 167), S2435 [11AP]
OPM: provide a special designation for Federal wildland firefighters (see S. 1682), S3106 [23MY]
Political science: recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity (see S. Res. 289), S5141 [29JY]
Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see S. 2965), S6824 [3DE]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see S. 528), S1383 [14FE]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by renaming program, enforcing work requirements, and improving distribution of funds and program administration (see S. 802), S1898 [14MR]
Taxation: allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see S. 1278), S2612 [2MY]
——— allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 1623), S3059 [22MY]
——— extend and improve Indian coal production tax credit (see S. 2029), S4628 [27JN]
——— extend credit for production of refined coal (see S. 1405), S2770 [9MY]
——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see S. 170), S274 [16JA]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1149), S2433 [11AP]
——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see S. 1150), S2433 [11AP]
Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (see S. 900), S2043 [27MR]
Cloture motions
Abizaid, John P.: nomination to be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, S2262 [4AP]
Akard, Stephen J.: nomination to be Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions Director, S5299 [1AU], S5380 [10SE]
Alston, Rossie D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3087 [23MY], S3236 [5JN]
Arias-Marxuach, Raul M.: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2552 [1MY]
Bade, Bridget S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1882 [14MR], S1931 [25MR]
Barker, J. Campbell: nomination to be district judge, S2421 [11AP], S2505 [30AP]
Barker, Pamela A.: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3312 [11JN]
Barlow, David B.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6820 [3DE]
Barrett, Barbara McConnell: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S5726 [26SE], S5784 [15OC]
Bell, Kenneth D.: nomination to be district judge, S2908 [16MY], S2996 [21MY]
Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2285 [8AP], S2375 [10AP]
Biegun, Stephen E.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S7089 [17DE]
Black, David F.: nomination to be SSA Deputy Commissioner, S5591 [19SE], S5642 [24SE]
Blanchard, Lynda C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Slovenia, S4797 [11JY], S4886 [17JY]
Boulee, Jean-Paul: nomination to be district judge, S3238 [5JN], S3313 [11JN]
Bowman, Michelle: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S5300 [1AU], S5432 [11SE]
Brady, Holly A.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2355 [10AP]
Brasher, Andrew L.: nomination to be district judge, S2421 [11AP], S2540 [1MY]
Bremberg, Andrew P.: nomination to be Office of the U.N. and Other International Organizations in Geneva U.S. Representative, S5880 [17OC], S5943 [22OC]
Bress, Daniel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4643 [27JN], S4689 [8JY]
Brouillette, Dan R.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S6706 [20NO], S6739 [21NO]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2029 (S. 1332), motion to proceed, S3086 [23MY], S3153 [3JN]
Bulatao, Brian J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Management, S2763 [9MY], S2878 [15MY]
Callanan, Brian: nomination to be Dept. of the Treasury General Counsel, S5468 [12SE], S5512 [17SE]
Cella, Joseph J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, S5591 [19SE], S5642 [24SE]
Clark, Stephen R., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]
Cole, Douglas R.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6819 [3DE]
Collins, Daniel P.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2907 [16MY], S2957 [20MY]
Combs, Susan: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget, S3087 [23MY], S3228 [5JN]
Craft, Kelly Knight: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador and U.N. Security Council Representative, S5298 [1AU]
——— nomination to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, S5352 [9SE]
Darling, Elizabeth: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner, S5299 [1AU], S5379 [10SE]
Davis, Stephanie Dawkins: nomination to be district judge, S7041 [16DE], S7145 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4452 [24JN], S4599 [27JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7019 [12DE], S7042 [16DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, S1362, S1364 [14FE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC]
Desmond, Michael J.: nomination to be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel, S1365 [14FE], S1467 [26FE]
Destro, Robert A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, S5467 [12SE], S5511 [17SE]
Dickson, Stephen M.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S4936 [18JY], S4993 [23JY]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S557 [24JA], S1972 [26MR], S2064, S2081 [28MR], S2113 [1AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR]
Dishman, Jodi W.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7142 [18DE]
Domenico, Daniel D.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2301 [9AP]
Eskridge, Charles R., III: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5813 [16OC]
Esper, Sec. of the Army: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S4936 [18JY], S4960 [22JY]
Fleming, John: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development, S1571 [28FE]
Gallagher, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1971 [26MR]
Hendrix, James W.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5160 [30JY]
Hertling, Richard A.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S3088 [23MY], S3236 [5JN]
Holte, Ryan T.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S3087 [23MY], S3235 [5JN]
Howery, Kenneth A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Sweden, S5467 [12SE], S5508 [17SE]
Huffaker, R. Austin, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6819 [3DE]
Hyten, John E.: nomination to be Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair, S5659 [24SE], S5695 [25SE]
Jones, Bernard M., II: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]
Jorjani, Daniel H.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor, S5591 [19SE], S5642 [24SE]
Kessler, Jeffrey: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, S2114 [1AP], S2216 [3AP]
King, Robert L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education, S4644 [27JN], S4760 [10JY]
Lagoa, Barbara: nomination to be circuit judge, S6596 [14NO], S6642 [19NO]
Lee, Kenneth K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2762 [9MY], S2799 [14MY]
Liburdi, Michael T.: nomination to be district judge, S5080 [25JY], S5134 [29JY]
Luck, Robert J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6596 [14NO], S6619 [18NO]
Lydon, Sherri A.: nomination to be district judge, S6728 [21NO], S6836 [4DE]
Marston, Karen S.: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7141 [18DE]
Matey, Paul B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1730 [7MR], S1754 [11MR]
Maze, Corey L.: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3312 [11JN]
McFarland, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7127 [18DE]
McIntosh, Brent J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S5467 [12SE], S5511 [17SE]
Menashi, Steven J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6465 [7NO], S6520 [13NO]
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S736 [29JA], S776, S788 [31JA], S829 [4FE]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), motion to proceed, S128 [10JA], S174 [14JA], S693 [28JA]
Morales, David S.: nomination to be district judge, S2263 [4AP], S2366 [10AP]
Morrison, Sarah Daggett: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3280 [10JN]
Murphy, Eric E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1571 [28FE], S1698 [6MR]
Myers, Richard E., II: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6836 [4DE]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1117 [7FE], S1161 [11FE]
——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), motion to proceed, S777 [31JA], S858 [5FE]
Nichols, Carl J.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2996 [21MY]
Nielson, Howard C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]
Nordquist, Jennifer D.: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Executive Director, S5300 [1AU], S5433 [11SE]
Pallasch, John P.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S4644 [27JN], S4761 [10JY]
Phipps, Peter J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4795 [11JY], S4816 [15JY]
Pitlyk, Sarah E.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6818 [3DE]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Japan: ratify, S4796 [11JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Luxembourg: ratify, S4796 [11JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Spain: ratify, S4795 [11JY], S4847 [16JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Switzerland: ratify, S4796 [11JY]
Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of North Macedonia: ratify, S5880 [17OC], S5915 [21OC]
Rakolta, John, Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, S5467 [12SE], S5490 [16SE]
Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1731 [7MR], S1777 [12MR]
Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1571 [28FE], S1652 [5MR]
Riggs, Kea Whetzal: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7144 [18DE]
Rosen, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2776 [13MY], S2879 [15MY]
Ruiz, Rodolfo A., II: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2551 [1MY]
Ryder, John L.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S1365 [14FE]
Saul, Andrew M.: nomination to be Social Security Commissioner, S3086 [23MY], S3153 [3JN]
Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5674, S5695 [25SE]
Schenker, David: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S3086 [23MY], S3201 [4JN]
Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2082 [28MR], S2177 [2AP]
Singhal, Anuraag: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7136 [18DE]
Stanton, Cheryl M.: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2262 [4AP], S2316 [9AP]
Tarbert, Heath P.: nomination to be CFTC Chairman, S3087 [23MY], S3201 [4JN]
——— nomination to the CFTC, S3087 [23MY], S3201 [4JN]
Traynor, Daniel M.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7142 [18DE]
Truncale, Michael J.: nomination to be district judge, S2762 [9MY], S2779 [13MY]
Vitter, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S2763 [9MY], S2878 [15MY]
Volk, Frank W.: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5812 [16OC]
Vyskocil, Mary K.: nomination to be district judge, S7143 [18DE]
Welte, Peter D.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5135 [29JY]
Wetherell, T. Kent, II: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4724 [9JY]
Wolf, Chad F.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, S6465 [7NO], S6500 [12NO]
Wright, Peter C.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Office of Land and Emergency Management, S4645 [27JN], S4787 [11JY]
Wyrick, Patrick R.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2306 [9AP]
Poems
‘‘Greater Good,’’ Albert C. Caswell, S2767 [9MY]
Privilege of the floor
Graab, Alison, S297 [17JA]
Smith, Jason, S297 [17JA]
Remarks
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S2752 [9MY]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 130), S823 [4FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1419 [25FE]
Atkins, Travis W.: Medal of Honor recipient, S2767 [9MY], S2861 [15MY]
Billings (U.S.S.): tribute to commissioning committee, S2640• [6MY]
Budget: provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (S. 2435), S5315 [1AU]
Constitution Day: observance, S5557 [18SE]
Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park, S1107 [7FE]
Dept. of HHS: make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants and expand use to include methamphetamine abuse, S6279 [30OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for preparation of a claim under a law administered by the Dept., without being officially recognized for such purposes (S. 2407), S6427 [6NO]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S6427 [6NO]
FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (S. 340), S2366 [10AP]
Fritz, Ivanna: Montana Forensic Educators Association Coaches Hall of Fame inductee, S1895• [14MR]
Glacier County, MT: tribute to Cut Bank Middle School students for efforts to raise funds for Kalispell Regional Healthcare Winkley Women’s Center mobile mammography unit, S6154• [24OC]
Graves, Joel: Montana Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, S5836• [16OC]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1816 [13MR]
Harbaugh, Tony: Montana Board of Crime Control Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S6603 [14NO]
Hardin, MT: tribute to Hardin High School marching band, S5745• [26SE]
Harmon, Claire: Treasure State Spelling Bee winner, S2085• [28MR]
Ingomar, MT: tribute to Jersey Lilly (restaurant), S5225 [31JY]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, S290 [17JA]
McGuire, Colleen: U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame inductee, S1702• [6MR]
Medicare: establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program, S2366 [10AP]
Montana: tribute, S5225 [31JY]
——— tribute to National FFA Organization State FFA degree recipients, S2115• [1AP]
——— tribute to NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S6886• [5DE]
National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S2861 [15MY]
National Small Business Week: observance, S2730 [8MY]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1107 [7FE], S1186 [12FE]
Nemtsov, Boris: call for accountability and justice for assassination in Russia (S. Res. 81), S3294, S3295 [10JN]
O’Donnell, Sean: Montana Forensic Educators Association Coaches Hall of Fame inductee, S1895• [14MR]
Older Americans Month: designate (S. Res. 241), S3297 [10JN]
Peterson, Shelby: Civil Air Patrol Spaatz Award recipient, S2960• [20MY]
Political science: recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity (S. Res. 289), S5148 [29JY]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by renaming program, enforcing work requirements, and improving distribution of funds and program administration (S. 802), S3827, S3828 [19JN]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to improve alignment with workforce development programs by holding State agencies accountable for employment outcomes (H.R. 1413), S1817 [13MR]
Senate: legislative program, S3297 [10JN]
Shryer, Alfred E.: Bronze Star recipient, S6427 [6NO]
Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks and offer condolences to victims, observe anniversary of end of civil war, and protect freedom of religion (S. Res. 184), S3296 [10JN]
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6279 [30OC]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S2730 [8MY]
Taxation: make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (S. 1149), S2730 [8MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S5430 [11SE]
Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (S. 900), S6426 [6NO]
Treasure County, MT: anniversary, S2035• [27MR]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, S6055 [23OC], S6686 [20NO]
University of Montana Western: tribute to women’s basketball team, S2267• [4AP]
VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S3826 [19JN]
Veterans Day: observance, S6426 [6NO]
Walter, Parker: American Red Cross National Lifesaving Award Program Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action recipient, S6752• [21NO]
Texts of
S. 44, Balanced Budget Accountability Act, S69 [8JA]
S. 164, TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act, S277 [16JA]
S. 900, Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT, S2048 [27MR]
Tributes
Armstrong, Patrick, Jr., S1590• [28FE]
Bauer, Kai, S7025• [12DE]
Bingham, Jonathan L., S2085• [28MR]
Boyce, Edna, S6445• [6NO]
Caton, Brad, S7024 [12DE]
Conroy, Mike and Tari, S4802• [11JY]
Criner, Cody, S5471• [12SE]
Edinger, Jesse, S2919 [16MY]
Faber, Mike, S3473• [13JN]
Fausett, Bardett, S5442• [11SE]
Gaddo, Crystal, S5307• [1AU]
Haley, Miriam, S4943• [18JY]
Holcomb, Barbara R., S4963 [22JY]
James, Russell, S1380• [14FE]
Keller, Kori, S271• [16JA]
Kinnoman, Charlotte, S7205• [19DE]
Later, Rick, S5597• [19SE]
Laughlin, Jo, S2482• [29AP]
Liedle-Caissey, Alyssa, S7025• [12DE]
Maddox, Marilyn, S794• [31JA]
McCorkindale, Doris, S2482• [29AP]
Milsten, Chloe J., S5100• [25JY]
Mungas, Nicholas A., S5472• [12SE]
Penley, Thomas, S5138• [29JY]
Pronovost, Marlo, S1128• [7FE]
South, Phillip, S2085• [28MR]
Stebbins, Bill, S5961• [22OC]
Tobin, Thomas, S5246• [31JY]
Toresdhal, Carli, S1128• [7FE]
Wichman, Dylan, S4165• [20JN]
Williams, Marshall, S139• [10JA]
Wilson, Dottie, S6297• [30OC]
Witt, Troy, S4624• [27JN]